{"id":2555222,"date":"2026-01-28T06:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-miller-says-cbp-agents-in-minnesota-may-not-have-been-following-protocol\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T06:41:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:41:35","slug":"stephen-miller-says-cbp-agents-in-minnesota-may-not-have-been-following-protocol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-miller-says-cbp-agents-in-minnesota-may-not-have-been-following-protocol\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Miller says CBP agents in Minnesota \u2018may not have been following\u2019 protocol"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstephen-miller-says-cbp-agents-in-minnesota-may-not-have-been-following-protocol%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2555222&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>white House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said the Trump administration is reviewing the events that led to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota and suggested Customs and Border Protection agents \u201cmay not have been following\u201d the protocol thay were given. He said DHS\u2019s initial statement relied on CBP field reports and that extra personnel sent for force protection were meant to conduct fugitive operations and form a physical barrier between arrest teams and disruptors. The comments mark a shift from Miller\u2019s earlier social-media posts that labeled Pretti a \u201cdomestic terrorist\u201d and an \u201cassassin.\u201d The administration has sent border czar Tom Homan to minnesota and is evaluating whether procedures or commands were improperly followed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Stephen Miller says CBP agents in Minnesota &lsquo;may not have been following&rsquo; protocol<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2486195\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>White House Deputy Chief of Staff <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephen-miller\/\">Stephen Miller<\/a> pivoted from his earlier stance on the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, suggesting on Tuesday that Customs and Border Patrol agents might have not followed what they were told to do. He said the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> was analyzing the events that transpired that day culminating in Pretti&rsquo;s death.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The initial statement from DHS was based on reports from CBP on the ground,&rdquo; Miller said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/live-updates\/minneapolis-ice-shooting-live-updates-doj-investigating-apparent\/?id=129340693\">statement<\/a> to ABC News. &ldquo;Additionally, the White House provided clear guidance to DHS that the extra personnel that had been sent to Minnesota for force protection should be used for conducting fugitive operations to create a physical barrier between the arrest teams and the disruptors.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4435418\/xi-jinping-purge-generals-grim-tone-annual-communist-party-meetings\/\">Xi Jinping&#8217;s purge of generals sets grim tone for annual Communist Party meetings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4435956\/democrats-raising-money-off-minneapolis-deaths-alex-pretti-renee-good\/\">Democrats request money while consoling after Minneapolis deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4436153\/rubio-sidesteps-minneapolis-secretary-state-post-2028\/\">Rubio sidesteps Minneapolis quagmire from secretary of state post with 2028 looming<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Miller&rsquo;s statement comes after scrutiny of the Trump administration has intensified after the shooting. President Donald Trump has made several leadership changes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >illegal immigration enforcement operations happening<\/a> in Minnesota after Pretti&rsquo;s death. The president sent border czar Tom Homan to the state on Tuesday to meet with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. Meanwhile, Miller said the Trump administration was still trying to determine what happened and if any protocol was not followed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are evaluating why the CBP team may not have been following that protocol,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/live-updates\/minneapolis-ice-shooting-live-updates-doj-investigating-apparent\/?id=129340693\">said<\/a> the White House adviser.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Miller&rsquo;s released statement was in stark contrast to his original comments after news of Pretti&rsquo;s shooting and death at the hands of Border Patrol agents. He categorized Pretti as the aggressor and labeled him as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watchdog-goes-after-tsa-for-retaliating-against-whistleblower\/\" title=\"Watchdog Goes After TSA For Retaliating Against Whistleblower\">domestic terrorist&#038;rdquo<\/a>; in multiple social media posts on the day Pretti was killed.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4434695\/trump-immigration-unstuck-minnesota-shooting-operation-damage-control\/\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S IMMIGRATION FOOTING COMES UNSTUCK AS MINNESOTA SHOOTING TURNS INTO &lsquo;OPERATION CLUSTERF***&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A would-be assassin tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-alex-pretti-wasnt-acting-as-an-assassin\/\" title=\"Trump says ... wasn&#039;t acting as an assassin\">murder federal law enforcement<\/a> and the official Democrat account sides with the terrorists,&rdquo; Miller <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stephenm\/status\/2015132322840850461?s=46\">said<\/a> on X in response to the official Democrats account.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a different post, responding to Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Miller again categorized Pretti as an assassin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An assassin tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-trump-lost-the-info-war-in-minneapolis\/\" title=\"How Trump lost the info war in Minneapolis\">murder federal agents<\/a> and this is your response,&rdquo; Miller <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stephenm\/status\/2015133481261474030?s=46\">posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miller: CBP in Minnesota may have breached protocol<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2555223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26006437044056.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[11139,49347,5698,48816],"class_list":["post-2555222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-cbp","tag-immigration-enforcement","tag-minnesota","tag-stephen-miller"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26006437044056.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2555222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2555222"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2555222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2555230,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2555222\/revisions\/2555230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2555223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2555222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2555222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2555222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}